New York A 5779: Excludes from federal adjusted gross income the amount of any service award, benefit or allowance paid to a duly enrolled member of an auxiliary police force

Status: REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 5779

Sponsors: Daniel Norber

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A05779 Summary:

BILL NOA05779 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORNorber

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §612, Tax L

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Excludes from federal adjusted gross income the amount of any service award, benefit or allowance paid to a duly enrolled volunteer member of an auxiliary police force.

Go to top A05779 Actions:

BILL NOA05779 

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02/20/2025referred to ways and means

06/06/2025held for consideration in ways and means

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

Go to topA05779 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/06/2025AYE/NAY:25/10 Action: Held for Consideration PretlowAyeRaNay

JacksonAyeFitzpatrickNay

ColtonAyeHawleyNay

CookAyeBlankenbushNay

BenedettoAyePalmesanoNay

WeprinAyeWalshNay

AndersonAyeDeStefanoNay

BraunsteinAyeManktelowNay

McDonaldAyeSmullenNay

RozicAyeGiglioNay

DinowitzAye

LavineAye

BronsonAye

DilanAye

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAye

WrightAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

EpsteinAye

SeptimoAye

Go to topA05779 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA05779 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5779

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 20, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. NORBER -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Ways and Means

 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to excluding from federal
 adjusted gross income the amount of any service award, benefit or
 allowance paid to a duly enrolled volunteer member of an auxiliary
 police force

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 612 of the tax law is amended by
 2 adding a new paragraph 48 to read as follows:
 3 (48) The amount of any service award, benefit or allowance paid to a
 4 duly enrolled volunteer member of an auxiliary police force.
 5 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be applicable to
 6 taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2025.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09582-01-5

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